The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-04-20
A soUAw.s SLAVE


vii atalLior his eutertnamenf the pe-
local reminiScnce % ssant eaaf
hoss- trrihls ariesi sad srTanle ger-
enre= dgrn- rr-nch ana I1..ila
- there Il nos In the whole aa-tlry af
the American coioni5s rslouie,l incl
dent OF the t-sais .nd -rfferin-- -ffee ir-
haflsH-- possessing more Fe1-ar t--
tere-t rhsn iais gareeorded ancsi.n
DEAR be Washington cognJy ao stranger
ever sec r--ssr.iei ai~ time ~ wasted ala
listened o. it- recital It wa toid % the
writer on Is recent visit O. sandy Hiu.
and runs A. follows
>ybrsus Quickenbo-s was the son Of
one Of Albany'- early Dutch residents,
and was born in thst city In 1850 on
the dag be was % marry yqUnz Indy 1f
Albany. be- was impressed into the colon
laI service as teams-er. AMI aas pat 'n
charge Of a load of provisions. whieh was
90 5e sent t1 Eor William Horny from
Al5aay Lieutenant Nctdnnis Ok the
colonial army. with number oE New
Hampshire militia, accompanied >vbrIrl
as escort While passing through tine
then unbrokeu forest at the great bend of
tas Hudson near the present village of
sandy HiiI. they were attacked 5y Q band
Of Indians. said to De- under the command
1f the notorious and flemish Marin Tho
Ettla party Of eoloni-rs taken iu ambush.
nere soon overpsverei. The others
we're made prisoners. The eapuyeS were
securely bound With thongs and taken to
an Indian camp. The village green n
sandy Hill uow occupies the site of that
camp. The prisoners were seated M o.
r1w ON the trunk afd fallen pine tree
s pow-wow was Leld rs the Indians
which resulted iu rhe sava-es forming "a
circle around the unfortunate whites
.t1Iwar brave stepped from the circle.
aaL staring ar the held Of Tire rov Of
prisoners. sank his t0mahawk In ther
brains. one after another. until none u.-
manned but Lieut. Nctduni- and ~yhrnt
lyuack-n5os- They sat side by side ar
the foot of the row. None OF tha nine
prisoners ube had fallen deui beneath
che savage blow of the LnI5au bad otter
-d ans resistance. 1nd when he rli-et
h.- .amala0k above -dr head of Lieu-
iauau- NcTiuui- rhe htte-rhrev himself
blrk ,ari from the log at rhs same rmr
planting bis t-et iu tb- -rom5ch If tHe
-y..utl.u-r and sent Lil- living --t-rl.
fe-taaay Although this -rlieu lnt
unexpected movement ln tfe part af th-
H-lteualtdl-abladtl Che re.i 6lr-heritouIv
mad- uis own end tine more horrible for
a- he ay bound upouthe ground % dozen
IaIfln- -pane upon him and chopped
him t5 pieces.
qu-ck-nbo-s. who had sat a helpless
aaJ horriHed victim 20 the burehery ot
his -auriIe~. now closed bis eyes b. re-
eeive his death blow from tine romahlwk-
that were held over his head 0r the now
ufura.-d Indians. 1ut before one af
them fell De was knocked from the bog
bv something heavy falling against him.
-ld opening his ewes he saw -He bii-oa-
.aee of -4ule. wlo uterpo-ei between
l.ll and the poised weapon ii was q
repetition Of the P1cah0aJls episode. bur
lacking aF--v element of its romance. i1r
ru- -gav. being iirty and feudizh .u
appearance. had interf-rei IN bis behalf
simply because she wanted him spared r5
become her dog. or beast Of burden. AZ
ter much par'eying the -luaw, request
aa- granted and ~ybaHt vas handed
over ta her. d fate. as he atterwarj re-
marked that h. thought 5ur little better
chan that Of his eamrade-.
The Indians soon aftsrvarI broke camp
aud took the TRAIL Qulekenbos- was la
den with the burden of fhe band which
would dare hlau o. the .at ar tine -t-lw
whose -lresi-ut had stood her iu such
good need. while She walked by bis side.
-ladin- him with d spear whenever be-
E,itave- an3 showing him no mercy
They reached tue =aqrcs Of Lake Cham
plain. where they embarked lu canoes
At the r1o- 9f tne lake there aas an In
diam .iiia--. 1nd there -ybraut was CONE
PEELED tI ruu rhe gauntlet lie wa-nea
81 killed hy the clubs Of tine $40 lines of
Iujiau-. and was a-aju placed iu posses
SION uf the -quaw she doct0r-J his
N9Iui~ until he vas entirely we'll The
Indians went t1 canada. where they we're
bound o. report the possession of their
prisoner 20 the authorities. The COVER
ucrof DanaIa took an interest in tlusrk-
-ubo--. purchased him from his Indian
mistress 4ud took him r1 Montreal fi-
as- sept lu the domestic service Of the
governor flr three years. when the latter
gave. him permission r1 -eud wort % his
parents that he was alive 5u, t1 have the
message delivered was % difficult matter
lJ al- finally Iarided t1 send au IuIau
t1 elrva o. letter Jdire--e,i o. ,luacsen-
bo--- father. .ls near FGrt Edward f. hr
dare approach. and to then pllf- DC ina
SPLIT stick aud st the stick iu "a spot
where the parties coming from the fort
would De- likely tl SEQ II. This V.ls dome
The letter was found and forwarded O.,
ir- address. ls the son learned shs-s be-
-this liberty three years later and r--
turned Co Albany. Although bis aifanari
h41 long mouru-I hi1 as one dead a-
Bad remained faithful % him. and rb-
ae,lf-ue ceremonies -p suddenly inter-
-.pt-.i SIX years before were performed
4ali.i great rejoicing lucsenbo-- soon
lf-srslrI removed o. Washington county
where b- .lie.i is l--u. aged l5year- IIi-
grave i- ue-.ec--d. anI movement @,
erect -l.tabi- monument 60 bis memory
Nhiel vas started a teV yeas ago seems
t4 meet with Hrler-pon-e fom the p-o-
pie who Ipve t9 tell his story
A Gray-Headed Old Sinner
sometimes tn e2lsrt-rS zeai gets the
better ot his .r her .-al-u-. as lt Com
reH-siIi- the atHereven ming when dur
.u- the progress 0f 1nea af Ni-- sherman
meetings af the Wefnodi-t Epl-repa.
Church the female evangelist, in the
-ourse af su inpassioned plea f9r sinners
% come forward and 5- 47-i, pointed
her finger at an OBJ grly-aeasled gentle
man Of modest Jef8eauar. who -ar half